Funding search · EIN 541967451 · Reston, VA
McAdams Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 117
- grants reported
- $301,097
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- University of Nashville Montgomery Bell Academy2 grants · $20,000
- Salvation Army of Palm Beach1 grant · $12,000
- Deering Estate Foundation2 grants · $10,000
- Ncssm (Morgantown)1 grant · $10,000
- Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill2 grants · $10,000
- Ncssm Foundation1 grant · $10,000
- Montgomery Bell Academy1 grant · $10,000
- Palm Beach Freedom Institute3 grants · $9,500
- Triangle Land Conservancy3 grants · $9,000
- Palm Beach for Christ2 grants · $8,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 117 grants.
- $12,000
Salvation Army of Palm Beach · Palm Beach County, FL · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Ncssm Foundation · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $10,000
University of Nashville Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Ncssm (Morgantown) · Morgantown, NC · 2022
General support
- $10,000
University of Nashville Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2022
Sensing fund and general support
- $8,000
Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $7,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
General support
- $7,000
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Triangle Land Conservancy · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Westminster Presbyterian Church · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Deering Estate Foundation · Miami, FL · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Ocean Cleanup · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Westminster Presbyterian · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Deering Estate Foundation · Miami, FL · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $4,500
Stanford University Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior Hq · Stanford, CA · 2022
General support - hoover institution, stanford buck club, and synchronized swimming team
- $4,000
Palm Beach for Christ · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $4,000
Appalachian Trail Conservancy · Harpers Ferry, WV · 2023
General support
- $4,000
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $4,000
Palm Beach for Christ · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General support
- $4,000
Highlands Biological Foundation · Highlands, NC · 2022
General support
- $3,500
Palm Beach Freedom Institute · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General support
- $3,000
Capital Research Center · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Center for a New American Security · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Henry Morrison Flagler Museum · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Nc Museum of Life and Science · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Palm Beach Area Tennis Patrons · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Palm Beach Freedom Institute · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Be the Match Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General support
- $3,000
Capital Research Center · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $3,000
Henry Morrison Flagler Museum · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General support
- $3,000
Palm Beach County Food Bank · Lake Worth Beach, FL · 2023
General support
- $3,000
The Children'S Place · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General support
- $3,000
Tri-County Animal Rescue · Boca Raton, FL · 2023
General support
- $3,000
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $3,000
Palm Beach Freedom Institute · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
General support
- $2,900
Salvation Army of Palm Beach County · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Wunc Radio (Unc at Chapel Hill) · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Pollinator Partnership · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Stanford University Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Ju - Hoover · Stanford, CA · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Salvation Army of Palm Beach County · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Tri-County Animal Rescue · Boca Raton, FL · 2022
General support
- $2,000
American Friends of Belvoir Castle · Studio City, CA · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Food Bank of Central Eastern Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Palm Beach County Food Bank · Lake Worth Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Pollinator Partnership · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Stanford University - Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2024
General support
- $2,000
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Jr University · Stanford, CA · 2024
General support (buck/cardinal club)
- $2,000
The Children'S Place at Home Safe · Lake Worth, FL · 2024
General support
- $2,000
English Speaking Union of United States · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $2,000
Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2023
General support
- $2,000
James T Hughes Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General support
- $2,000
North Carolina Museum of Life and Science · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $2,000
Triangle Land Conservancy · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $2,000
Wunc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
General support
- $2,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Palm Beach County Food Bank · Lake Worth Beach, FL · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Pollinator Partnership · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Triangle Land Conservancy · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $2,000
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Wunc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
General support
- $1,500
Families First of Palm Beach County Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $1,250
Norton Museum of Art · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $1,200
1000 Friends of Florida · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
General support
- $1,200
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023
General support
- $1,200
Stanford University Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Ju · Stanford, CA · 2023
General support
- $1,200
Town of Palm Beach United Way · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General support
- $1,100
English-Speaking Union of the US - Palm Beach Branch · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $1,000
1000 Friends of Florida · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
General support
- $1,000
D2l Incorporated (Dream 2 Lead) · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Helimission · Lima, NY · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Mathcounts Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Ncmodernist · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $1,000
North Carolina Aquarium Society · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Palm Beach Civic Association · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Presbyterian Church USA · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Town of Palm Beach United Way · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Highlands Biological Foundation · Highlands, NC · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Jack the Bike Man · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Math Counts · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Nc Aquarium Society · Raleigh, NC · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Orange County Rape Crisis Center · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Palm Beach Civic Association · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Palm Beach Harvest · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Palm Beach Roundtable · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General support
- $1,000
1000 Friends of Florida · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Jovenes · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
La Family Housing · North Hollywood, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Math Counts · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
North Carolina Aquarium · Raleigh, NC · 2022
General support
- $1,000
North Carolina Modernist Houses · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $1,000
North Carolina Museum of Life and Science · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Orange County Rape Crisis Center · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
General support
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